# NTSB CEN18WA399: Cessna 172, N9085H, Hamilton, Bermuda, April 30, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 30, 2018, 20:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Hamilton, Bermuda
- Coordinates: 32.361389, -64.66278 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3614&lon=-64.6628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Textron Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA399
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98618/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA399

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 410 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 30, 2018, about 2045 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172 M airplane, N9085H, was substantially damaged during a landing at the L. F. Wade International Airport, near Hamilton, Bermuda. The pilot sustained minor injuries.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). This report is for informational purposes and contains information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9085H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085H-2018-10-26), registration cancelled 2018-10-26, S/N 17265932, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172 (M)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17265932
- Engines: Technify Motors TAE125-02-114 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Truste
- Registered owner: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Truste
- Airport: TXKF, L F Wade International Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20180430024069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430024069A), Apr 30, 2018: Cessna 172M, St. George'S, Substantial damage. April 30th 2018, l f Wade international airport, bermuda. Narrative provided to the miami ifo by inspector mark jarvis, aaib (uk) accident investigator: A…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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